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09-06-2016, 06:11 PM
Uber and Lyft expand their push into rides for senior citizens
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Early this year, Lyft and Uber an**unced they would find ways for Americans without smartphones — particularly senior citizens — to use their apps.*
Those partnerships are **w expanding to get more elderly Americans access to the ride-hailing services.*
Both companies recently an**unced new partnerships with healthcare providers to allow their clients to use Lyft and Uber to get to doctors' appointments, family outings and wherever else those under home care might want to go.*
Lyft last week partnered with GreatCall (https://www.greatcall.com/) and Home Care Assistance (http://homecareassistance.com/), two leading providers of care for senior citizens. Uber an**unced a partnership with 24Hr Home Care (https://www.24hrcares.com/) the week before.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/06/uber-lyft-senior-citizens/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Early this year, Lyft and Uber an**unced they would find ways for Americans without smartphones — particularly senior citizens — to use their apps.*
Those partnerships are **w expanding to get more elderly Americans access to the ride-hailing services.*
Both companies recently an**unced new partnerships with healthcare providers to allow their clients to use Lyft and Uber to get to doctors' appointments, family outings and wherever else those under home care might want to go.*
Lyft last week partnered with GreatCall (https://www.greatcall.com/) and Home Care Assistance (http://homecareassistance.com/), two leading providers of care for senior citizens. Uber an**unced a partnership with 24Hr Home Care (https://www.24hrcares.com/) the week before.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/06/uber-lyft-senior-citizens/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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